From $89 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Port of Miami to Varadero Suites Hotel in a chauffeured SUV or van.
One number per vehicle covers the full journey one way. Select by how many people ride and how many bags come along.
Walk off, clear the terminal, and the private vehicle is already outside. The driver knows which terminal the ship uses and times the pickup to the real disembarkation, with the curbside greeting included in the fare and the Meet & Greet at the terminal available for $40 if you want it. Bags in, and the car heads out of the port.
Varadero Suites Hotel sits inside the MIA Airport District, the part of Miami built around the airport and its expressways rather than the beach. This is a transit-day neighborhood by design: hotel rows line NW 36th Street, office parks trace the lakes, and the highways that carry you across the city are only minutes away. For a traveler stepping off a cruise, that location is the point — it puts you close to where the next leg of the journey begins.
The stay itself sits near Blue Lagoon, one of the lakes that offer this district its open, low-rise feel, and within reach of Miami Springs Golf Course for anyone with time to fill before or after a sailing. The Dolphin Expressway, SR-836, runs alongside the area and connects it to the rest of Miami, so the hotel works as a base whether you are heading downtown, to the shops, or straight to another terminal. It is a practical place to land, organized around movement.
Anything about the rooms, the front desk, or what the property offers on arrival lives on Varadero Suites Hotel’s own official page — the details of your stay are theirs to describe. Our part is the ride that gets you there: a private car reserved for your group alone, meeting you the moment you clear the ship and running straight to the door. When you reach the lobby, the journey is behind you and the stay is all that is left.
Book the car before you dock and disembarkation turns simple. Your driver is staged for your ship’s actual arrival at its own terminal on Dodge Island, coordinated by message as you come off the vessel, and meets your group at the curb. From there it is one run to Varadero Suites Hotel with no stops and no shared seats — the vehicle carries your party alone, and the fare is locked before you journey, tolls and fuel already covered.
Luggage stays with you in the vehicle from the pier to the lobby, with hands-on help loading and unloading. Because the pickup follows your ship rather than a slot cut to the minute, customs lines never cost you the ride within the free waiting time — there is room built into the wait. When you reach Varadero Suites Hotel, the driver brings you to the door, and the transfer is done. It is a calmer way to move than sorting out a ride once you are already ashore with bags in hand.
Varadero Suites Hotel in Miami is 8.7 miles from the Port of Miami by road, about 24 minutes without heavy traffic via the Dolphin Expressway (SR 836). The fare is per vehicle: $89 for the Black SUV, $140 for the Van and $200 for the Van XL. Pickup is at your cruise terminal curb at PortMiami.
| Road distance | 8.7 miles |
|---|---|
| Black SUV, 1-5 | $89 |
| Drop-off address | 4850 NW 7th St, Miami |
| Drive time | 24 minutes |
| Van, 6-9 | $140 |
| Main roads | Dolphin Expressway (SR 836) |
| Van XL, 10-14 | $200 |
| Back from Varadero Suites Hotel | $89 / $140 / $200 |
For the trip back, your driver picks you up at the main entrance of the hotel (4850 NW 7th St) and drives the 8.7 miles to your cruise terminal at PortMiami in about 24 minutes. The return fare is $89 for the Black SUV, $140 for the Van and $200 for the Van XL. The booking box opens with Varadero Suites Hotel as the pickup; just add the date and time. Book the return
Plan on about 24 minutes for the 8.7 miles from the Port of Miami to Varadero Suites Hotel via the Dolphin Expressway (SR 836) when the roads are clear. Peak hours can stretch the trip; it is a fixed fare per vehicle, no traffic or surge charges: $89 for the Black SUV.
Book the time you expect to walk out of the terminal with your bags, not the docking time. The waiting rules for slow disembarkation days are on the FAQ page linked below. The drive to Varadero Suites Hotel then takes about 24 minutes.
At the curb outside your own cruise terminal (the terminals are listed below). Before the pickup you get the driver’s name, car and plate; when you are outside with your bags, message us and the car pulls up for the ride to Varadero Suites Hotel.
The Black SUV holds up to 5 passengers, with passengers plus big suitcases up to 10; on this route it costs $89. Six to nine travelers with their cases take the Van ($140), ten to fourteen the Van XL ($200). All three go door to door to Varadero Suites Hotel.
Yes. The return from Varadero Suites Hotel to the Port of Miami costs $89 in the Black SUV, $140 in the Van and $200 in the Van XL. Allow about 24 minutes for the drive, plus a margin, before your boarding time; the return section above has the booking link.
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Éramos seis bajando en PortMiami, y un traslado privado a Varadero Suites Hotel fue mucho más simple que dividirnos en autos. La noche anterior recibimos un texto con el nombre del conductor y la placa, así que no hubo que adivinar en la acera al salir.
No quería jugármela con un transporte la mañana en que bajé del barco, así que coordiné un auto privado de la terminal a Varadero Suites Hotel. Sinceramente la parte más tranquila del viaje — el puerto quedó totalmente resuelto. El viaje de la terminal a Varadero Suites Hotel fue cómodo y sin apuros, y pude ver pasar la ciudad.
The two of us set up a private transfer for after the cruise so we wouldn’t worry about the timing getting over to Varadero Suites Hotel. Getting to Varadero Suites Hotel first thing meant we could drop the bags and start the day. The ride from the terminal to Varadero Suites Hotel was smooth and steady, and we could just watch the city go by.
Tras la travesía, mi esposa y yo no queríamos andar buscando un transporte en la terminal, así que coordinamos un auto privado a Varadero Suites Hotel.
Couldn’t have been simpler — a driver waiting, bags loaded, and an easy ride over to Varadero Suites Hotel.